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Man, it is a sweet deal just knowing that it ain't :pray: going to leak. I stopped driving my truck when it started to leak and making noises. I didn't want to get oil all over the new leaf packs. I thought the price was fair for the amount of work they said they do to these boxes. They warrantee it for a year unlimited milage.
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heep70 wrote:
willowbilly3 wrote:Also could you get a part number on that bearing. I want to get mine rebushed too. I can do the rest myself.
Yea, I will get it. You got a mill?
There is a small machine shop here in town that is only open part of the time and works real reasonable because the guy is semi retired.
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All of us Bronco types get ours done at West Texas Off Road. They did my Bronco's box and did a great job. http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.com/contact.html
They even rebuilt mine with my box in pieces!
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Yahooooooo, I got my gear back yesterday. Man, am I excited to get my ride back on the road :woohoo:

Oh wait, First I need to find the time to put it back it the truck. :hmm:

I will have to wait tell mid next week :o . I will post results.
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Wow looks really nice!
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That box does look nice.
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It sure does look nice.
I hope the install goes smoothly.
Let us know how it goes.
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Hey Greg , I'll trade ya staight across for mine! :lol:
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Ok :woohoo: :bs:
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and still :bs:
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It seems like getting the steering wheel centered is the only bad part. It usually takes a couple test drives for me to get it right. I just can't drive a car that has the steering wheel cocked or off center.
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willowbilly3 wrote:It seems like getting the steering wheel centered is the only bad part. It usually takes a couple test drives for me to get it right. I just can't drive a car that has the steering wheel cocked or off center.
Man, you got that right. That drives me nuts. :x
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Heep, I'll be anxious to see how yours turns out, I need to get mine done, too, I think. And it's local!
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Well I finally got the Ford back on the road :woohoo: . After getting the steering gear back in I found the battery was totally dead. Wouldn't even except a charge. :x

I am going to drive it around this weekend and get a better opinion on how the gear reman went. So far, the little I got to drive it today I really like how it turned out. It felt alot more smooth and responsive. I will let you know by the weekends end my thoughts :hmm: .
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Happy with Red-head Steering Gears. I really like what they did. Post below.

http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopi ... 3502#33502
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